Posted on August 24, 2017, 1:00 pm, by Kermit Lynch Wine Merchant, under
From the archives.
by Kermit Lynch Someone showed me an article that says, “Alice Waters credits Lynch with influencing her cooking.” Oh yes. That must have been my special Charred Pork recipe. I might as well give it to you straight, because Alice has never forgotten it, and she mentions it to me usually in public at least […]
by Steve Waters One of the highlights of my recent tasting trip to France and Italy were the “Migliaccioli,” cheese and herb pancakes, that we were served while visiting Anne Amalric at Domaine de Marquiliani in Corsica. I must have eaten at least fifteen of them myself. Thank you, Anne! Caterina Brault-Maraini, who runs our […]
Posted on March 30, 2017, 4:49 pm, by Kermit Lynch Wine Merchant, under
From the archives.
by Kermit Lynch We are excited to announce a new “From the archives” series. We will be sharing handpicked favorites from Kermit’s newsletters—going back to the early 80’s through the 00’s! We hope you enjoy these blasts-from-the-past. Stay tuned for more. Lulu is Lulu Peyraud of Domaine Tempier. Aioli is the garlicky mayonnaise of Provence, […]
Posted on September 11, 2015, 11:05 am, by Kermit Lynch Wine Merchant, under
Wine&Food Pairing.
Retail salesperson Jennifer Oakes is our guest blogger today and shares one of her favorite late-summer recipes. © Gail Skoff Umami is the so-called “fifth taste” after sweet, salty, sour, and bitter, and you’ve probably been enjoying it all along. It was “discovered,” or at the very least proposed as a distinct flavor category, by […]
Posted on February 13, 2015, 11:30 am, by Clark Z. Terry, under Uncategorized.
After more than eight years on staff here at KLWM, our colleague and friend Mark Congero is leaving us, and moving his family to Hawaii. Mark built a name for himself here as our resident food expert. In the retail shop, on a daily basis he drew upon his years of professional work in the […]
Posted on April 30, 2010, 11:29 am, by Clark Z. Terry, under Uncategorized.
Today’s guest blogger is salesman Chris Bunag… Amongst the staff here at KLWM, we not only talk about wine but we also talk a lot about food. Conversations regularly revolve around what we are making for dinner, our latest great restaurant find, and what wine to pair with what dish. I remember one day after […]
Posted on August 18, 2009, 11:00 am, by Clark Z. Terry, under Uncategorized.
This month’s sampler is the third in a series of “Seasonal Samplers” that pair great wines with recipes featuring seasonal ingredients. This series is the creation of salesperson Mark Congero. After graduating from the California Culinary Academy in 1991, Mark spent over a decade working in the kitchens of various Californian and Costa Rican restaurants. […]